{"product_id":"draft-cider","title":"Draft Cider","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the start of the game, you are each given a board, this is your orchard.\n\nAt the start of a phase, a set of cards is placed in the centre of the tables. 3 cards are put down per player, or 2 if playing 3\/6 player.\n\nThe players take it in turns selecting a single card and adding it to one of 8 batches in their orchard. When it's their turn the players MUST draw a card and play it into one of their batches. They will earn points depending on the batch as described below.\n\nThe Batches\n\nMonochrome Batch\nAll apples must be the same colour, as indicated by the card. Points are triangle numbers starting at 1. I.e: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, 66 max:78\nApples of a Feather Batch\nRule: When you place the second card, it must match the 1st card's Sweetness or Height. Any additional cards must then follow this rule. If a pair of cards have the same Sweetness and Height, you may continue with either attribute based on your next card.\nE.g. the first card is Sweetness 3, Height 2. The player can place either, but once he places a Sweetness '3', he must continue to do so exclusively\nScoring is n(n-1), where n is the number of cards:\n0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, \n110, 132\nSpecial Colour Tree\nPoints 20, but only if no other apples of this colour are outside of the bad batch.\nLoses 20 if an apple of the same colour is played outside of the bad batch. \nThis card cannot be placed if there is a card of its colour anywhere but the Bad Batch. However, a card of the same colour may be played at the cost of all points for this batch.\nUnlucky batch\nSweetness must add to 13 or worthless. \nPoints: Square numbers per card used, but only if hit 13 exactly!\nE.g. two 5s and a 3 would be 3 cards, so 9 points \n9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144\nFortepiano Height Batch\nPoints are the difference in Height between each pair * 2. Heights may not be the same.\nE.g. Heights 1\u0026amp;5=8 points. 2\u0026amp;3=2\nMax: 48\nSweet Couple Batch\n7 points for each 2 of the same Sweetness. \nEach pair must have the same Sweetness to be played.\nMax: 42\nSteady Height Batch\nRule: Height must be within one of the previous cards each time. \nE.g 3-3 or 3-2 or 3-4\nPoints: Odd Prime numbers\nI.e 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41\nMax: 41\nBad batch\n-1 point for each tree planted here. (0\/1 points on easy mode)\nMax: -12\n\nThe game ends when each player has 12 cards, and the winner is whoever has the most cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1–6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.00 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joseph Webb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Infernal Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51926228599000,"sku":"SB-7646DBD467EB-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/h6o878axcbxukzhysagcnq9rbqf3.png?v=1785460323","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/draft-cider","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}